There’s a particular kind of nostalgia that lives at Old Orchard Beach. Maybe it’s the scent of fried dough and salt air, or the distant clang of a game inside Palace Playland. Whatever it is, this seven-mile stretch of sand has been drawing travelers off Route 1 for generations. The Old Orchard Beach Pier juts […]
If you drive north along Route 1 through Camden, it’s impossible to miss the green slope rising just behind the harbor. That’s Camden Hills State Park, and at the top of it sits Mount Battie, one of the most breathtaking overlooks on the entire coastal highway. The summit road winds through spruce and birch before […]
The M&M’s product was invented by Forrest E. Mars Sr., who partnered with Bruce Murrie (the son of the Hershey Chocolate Company president) to ensure a steady supply of chocolate during World War II rationing for conserve resources for the US military, hence the “M&M” name for Mars & Murrie. It started production in 1941, […]
No matter how many days that you party at Fantasy Fest, there’s a good chance that you will wake up one morning with a hangover. Whether you are nursing your glitter covered self in sunglasses, or just want to skip the morning after regret and dive into bloody mary’s or screwdrivers, it’s all just crazy […]
Tap into your Halloween spirit and creep out of your crib, in the most fantastic body art you have ever seen. Ten days of elaborate costumes, parades and 65 parties. What are you to wear? You can dress up or undress and get painted by some of the experts on the island. Body painting costs […]
When it comes to Halloween, Fantasy Fest is the place to be. We spent the calm before the storm with our friends Richard Hatch and his Blue Heaven pirate crew, along with Blake Olsen with his remarkable camera work. This year’s theme was Bedtime Stories and Magical Monsters, where participants dressed up as […]
While Route 1 doesn’t travel through New Orleans for Mardi Gras, if you really want to party hard, you can head way down south all the way to the end of Florida to a legendary celebration called Fantasy Fest. For 45 years, over ten days at the end of October, the island shows up […]
The White House Family Theater was never meant for public eyes. Hidden inside the East Wing, it seated just forty-two people and served as a private screening room for the presidents and their families for more than eighty years. It wasn’t built for ceremonies or press events. It was a space for quiet moments, for […]
The Blue Anchor Pub is a spirited place indeed, it was actually built-in London in the 1840s, during Jack the Ripper times. It’s been rumored that two of his former victims spent their last nights on earth in the Blue Anchor British pub. The evening of September 29th 1888, would be Elizabeth Stride and […]
In the heart of Somerville’s Union Square, Bow Market stands as an amazing example of what happens when creativity and community collide. What was once a neglected storage building has transformed into a lively courtyard filled with more than 30 small, independent businesses. Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, Bow Market has become one of the […]
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